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JAMIE 3:26 house & disco set in The Lab LDN
Sometimes, you just need a set that reminds you why house and disco never really went away—they just waited for the right selector to bring the funk back. JAMIE 3:26's house & disco set in The Lab LDN is that reminder, delivered with a knowing smile. The vibe is all warm, analogue glow and imagined disco balls, a welcome respite from more austere club environments. This is a masterclass in joyful, harmonic mixing, cruising at 122.4 BPM with a strong preference for the soulful 3B key.
The energy profile is beautifully balanced—the mids (0.4616) carry the melodic and rhythmic weight, while the pronounced highs (0.1767) let the strings and brass shine, all over a solid low-end foundation (0.3527). The progression uses shifts to 12A and 9B to introduce brighter, more uplifting moments without losing the groove's deep pocket. Standout tracks are a lesson in history and heat: Weeks & Co.'s 'Rock Your World' opens with its irresistible, looping guitar riff. Mousse T.'s 'Horny' is deployed not as a joke, but as the undeniable peak-time weapon it always was.
The double dose of Colonel Abrams' 'Trapped' (both the vocal and the Regisford mix) is a deep house historian's dream, and Black Loops' '7hills' offers a contemporary, jazzy counterpoint. He builds from that funky opener, through timeless vocal anthems and driving grooves, reaching a crescendo with the raw energy of Christian Smith's 'Traction' remix, before landing perfectly on the gospel-tinged release of Etta James & Mike Finnigan's 'Something's Got A Hold On Me'.